More Computer Speakers
Hi folks! About a fortnight ago I wrote to the list discussing the new Altec Lansing Expressions Plus speaker system I'd bought then, I'm extremely happy with it. I had thought when I bought this system that the Expressions Plus was the top of the line 2.1 speaker system model Altec Lansing manufactured but I was wrong. Yep, I could have taken the speakers back from where I bought them but as my one of my other sets was wearing out anyway it made sense for me to replace that with the expressions Plus and buy the new Altec Lansing Expressions Ultra system for my main computer system in the back room. The Expressions Ultra is the top of the line 2.1 speaker system Altec Lansing make at the moment and boy! what a monster we're talking about here. The system consists of 4 components, 2 2-way speakers that can sit on a desk, a small control panel that sits on the desk beside you and a monster sub-woofer that looks more like a PC tower case, you can sit this in a shelf, on the floor etc. 5 separate digital amplifiers drive this system with 200 wats total power, most of which is used by the sub-woofer to shake the floor or whatever. If considering this system then you'll need to devote a little time to the unpacking, Altec Lansing in my view ought to win an ward for environmental vandals, I've never seen so much plastic tape, bag, foam and other rubbish in a box. Once everything was unpacked and accounted for it was time to wire and then power up. Wiring up is simple enough, each of the speakers and control panel plug into sockets via cables on the sub-woofer, it appears that all the plugs are different so their's no chance of plugging the wrong speaker into the wrong socket, plugging the control panel into one of the speaker sockets etc. So upon turning the system on I heard sweet sweet sound so time to control the system with the control panel to hear just what the system offered my ears. The panel has 3 buttons and a rotary know, when this is turned as a volume knob it increases or decreases the volume and here's where things become interesting. If you turn the knob slightly then volume increases or decreases gradually, turn the knob a little more then the rate of volume adjustment increases so be prepared for a few shocks. 1 button on the panel changes the knob for volume adjustment to bass adjustment, another changes from volume to treble adjustment and the small button in the middle of the panel turns the system on and off - there's a main power switch on the back of the sub-woofer which turns everything off. There are 2 sockets on the side of the panel, one for line in and the other for headphones which I've found terribly convenient. I have the 2 speaker units on my desktop shelf and their they stand proudly, Altec Lansing have done a good job with the design of these units, many speakers I've seen are extremely flimsy and can easily be knocked over but not these, they stand on an angle held by 2 rubber feet at the front and the protrusion at the rear. No doubt about it, these are the absolute best I've heard in the class of a 2.1 channel system and I wonder what a better 2.1 channel system could give the ears that this one couldn't. As far as I've been able to determine most of the spectrum is easily heard, crisp highs, very nice mid range and earth shattering low. I did wonder why 200 watts for a speaker package which you're pretty much sitting right in front of? Well I don't wonder any more, when I'm playing games with things exploding all around me I just sit and enjoy the noise or when listening to my favourite music I sit and listen for as long as I can, these speakers give total enjoyment to my ears. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: More Computer Speakers
How much, and where can the speakers be purchased? Are they real expensive? That sounds so good. I would love to replace these flimsy ones I have. - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 2:55 AM Subject: More Computer Speakers Hi folks! About a fortnight ago I wrote to the list discussing the new Altec Lansing Expressions Plus speaker system I'd bought then, I'm extremely happy with it. I had thought when I bought this system that the Expressions Plus was the top of the line 2.1 speaker system model Altec Lansing manufactured but I was wrong. Yep, I could have taken the speakers back from where I bought them but as my one of my other sets was wearing out anyway it made sense for me to replace that with the expressions Plus and buy the new Altec Lansing Expressions Ultra system for my main computer system in the back room. The Expressions Ultra is the top of the line 2.1 speaker system Altec Lansing make at the moment and boy! what a monster we're talking about here. The system consists of 4 components, 2 2-way speakers that can sit on a desk, a small control panel that sits on the desk beside you and a monster sub-woofer that looks more like a PC tower case, you can sit this in a shelf, on the floor etc. 5 separate digital amplifiers drive this system with 200 wats total power, most of which is used by the sub-woofer to shake the floor or whatever. If considering this system then you'll need to devote a little time to the unpacking, Altec Lansing in my view ought to win an ward for environmental vandals, I've never seen so much plastic tape, bag, foam and other rubbish in a box. Once everything was unpacked and accounted for it was time to wire and then power up. Wiring up is simple enough, each of the speakers and control panel plug into sockets via cables on the sub-woofer, it appears that all the plugs are different so their's no chance of plugging the wrong speaker into the wrong socket, plugging the control panel into one of the speaker sockets etc. So upon turning the system on I heard sweet sweet sound so time to control the system with the control panel to hear just what the system offered my ears. The panel has 3 buttons and a rotary know, when this is turned as a volume knob it increases or decreases the volume and here's where things become interesting. If you turn the knob slightly then volume increases or decreases gradually, turn the knob a little more then the rate of volume adjustment increases so be prepared for a few shocks. 1 button on the panel changes the knob for volume adjustment to bass adjustment, another changes from volume to treble adjustment and the small button in the middle of the panel turns the system on and off - there's a main power switch on the back of the sub-woofer which turns everything off. There are 2 sockets on the side of the panel, one for line in and the other for headphones which I've found terribly convenient. I have the 2 speaker units on my desktop shelf and their they stand proudly, Altec Lansing have done a good job with the design of these units, many speakers I've seen are extremely flimsy and can easily be knocked over but not these, they stand on an angle held by 2 rubber feet at the front and the protrusion at the rear. No doubt about it, these are the absolute best I've heard in the class of a 2.1 channel system and I wonder what a better 2.1 channel system could give the ears that this one couldn't. As far as I've been able to determine most of the spectrum is easily heard, crisp highs, very nice mid range and earth shattering low. I did wonder why 200 watts for a speaker package which you're pretty much sitting right in front of? Well I don't wonder any more, when I'm playing games with things exploding all around me I just sit and enjoy the noise or when listening to my favourite music I sit and listen for as long as I can, these speakers give total enjoyment to my ears. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: More Computer Speakers
I'm not sure about American pricing but I know I paid $200.00 Australian for my system so - given what the system can do - I don't think they're expensive at all! On 25/11/2011, at 6:59 AM, kim kelly wrote: How much, and where can the speakers be purchased? Are they real expensive? That sounds so good. I would love to replace these flimsy ones I have. - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 2:55 AM Subject: More Computer Speakers Hi folks! About a fortnight ago I wrote to the list discussing the new Altec Lansing Expressions Plus speaker system I'd bought then, I'm extremely happy with it. I had thought when I bought this system that the Expressions Plus was the top of the line 2.1 speaker system model Altec Lansing manufactured but I was wrong. Yep, I could have taken the speakers back from where I bought them but as my one of my other sets was wearing out anyway it made sense for me to replace that with the expressions Plus and buy the new Altec Lansing Expressions Ultra system for my main computer system in the back room. The Expressions Ultra is the top of the line 2.1 speaker system Altec Lansing make at the moment and boy! what a monster we're talking about here. The system consists of 4 components, 2 2-way speakers that can sit on a desk, a small control panel that sits on the desk beside you and a monster sub-woofer that looks more like a PC tower case, you can sit this in a shelf, on the floor etc. 5 separate digital amplifiers drive this system with 200 wats total power, most of which is used by the sub-woofer to shake the floor or whatever. If considering this system then you'll need to devote a little time to the unpacking, Altec Lansing in my view ought to win an ward for environmental vandals, I've never seen so much plastic tape, bag, foam and other rubbish in a box. Once everything was unpacked and accounted for it was time to wire and then power up. Wiring up is simple enough, each of the speakers and control panel plug into sockets via cables on the sub-woofer, it appears that all the plugs are different so their's no chance of plugging the wrong speaker into the wrong socket, plugging the control panel into one of the speaker sockets etc. So upon turning the system on I heard sweet sweet sound so time to control the system with the control panel to hear just what the system offered my ears. The panel has 3 buttons and a rotary know, when this is turned as a volume knob it increases or decreases the volume and here's where things become interesting. If you turn the knob slightly then volume increases or decreases gradually, turn the knob a little more then the rate of volume adjustment increases so be prepared for a few shocks. 1 button on the panel changes the knob for volume adjustment to bass adjustment, another changes from volume to treble adjustment and the small button in the middle of the panel turns the system on and off - there's a main power switch on the back of the sub-woofer which turns everything off. There are 2 sockets on the side of the panel, one for line in and the other for headphones which I've found terribly convenient. I have the 2 speaker units on my desktop shelf and their they stand proudly, Altec Lansing have done a good job with the design of these units, many speakers I've seen are extremely flimsy and can easily be knocked over but not these, they stand on an angle held by 2 rubber feet at the front and the protrusion at the rear. No doubt about it, these are the absolute best I've heard in the class of a 2.1 channel system and I wonder what a better 2.1 channel system could give the ears that this one couldn't. As far as I've been able to determine most of the spectrum is easily heard, crisp highs, very nice mid range and earth shattering low. I did wonder why 200 watts for a speaker package which you're pretty much sitting right in front of? Well I don't wonder any more, when I'm playing games with things exploding all around me I just sit and enjoy the noise or when listening to my favourite music I sit and listen for as long as I can, these speakers give total enjoyment to my ears. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Question about the Altec Lansing Expressions Ultra
Hello all. Dane I saved the email you sent in about these speakers. I did have a question I was unclear on. Amazon listed it as connecting as a USB. It also said it had a 3.5 jack though too. I ask this because I use a headset while broadcasting and wanted to know if these operate off the pc's sound card? I wanted to make sure so there wasn't any issues. I think I am going to buy these Amazon has it for like 150 something. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Question about the Altec Lansing Expressions Ultra
No, they don't connect to a USB port, they connect to a sound card or similar source via line out, headphone out etc. Having said that though, there's a 3.5MM socket at the back of the sub-woofer, I'm not exactly sure what that's for yet, whether its another line-in or what. On 25/11/2011, at 11:56 AM, Matthew and Edgar wrote: Hello all. Dane I saved the email you sent in about these speakers. I did have a question I was unclear on. Amazon listed it as connecting as a USB. It also said it had a 3.5 jack though too. I ask this because I use a headset while broadcasting and wanted to know if these operate off the pc's sound card? I wanted to make sure so there wasn't any issues. I think I am going to buy these Amazon has it for like 150 something. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
RE: Question about the Altec Lansing Expressions Ultra
Wow thanks for getting back to me so quick. These speakers look so awesome. Looks like I am going to use some of my Amazon gift card tonight. Thanks so much for posting info on these speakers it is exactly what I was looking for. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 7:00 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Question about the Altec Lansing Expressions Ultra No, they don't connect to a USB port, they connect to a sound card or similar source via line out, headphone out etc. Having said that though, there's a 3.5MM socket at the back of the sub-woofer, I'm not exactly sure what that's for yet, whether its another line-in or what. On 25/11/2011, at 11:56 AM, Matthew and Edgar wrote: Hello all. Dane I saved the email you sent in about these speakers. I did have a question I was unclear on. Amazon listed it as connecting as a USB. It also said it had a 3.5 jack though too. I ask this because I use a headset while broadcasting and wanted to know if these operate off the pc's sound card? I wanted to make sure so there wasn't any issues. I think I am going to buy these Amazon has it for like 150 something. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Question about the Altec Lansing Expressions Ultra
Hope your neighbours enjoy them too! smile. On 25/11/2011, at 12:04 PM, Matthew and Edgar wrote: Wow thanks for getting back to me so quick. These speakers look so awesome. Looks like I am going to use some of my Amazon gift card tonight. Thanks so much for posting info on these speakers it is exactly what I was looking for. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 7:00 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Question about the Altec Lansing Expressions Ultra No, they don't connect to a USB port, they connect to a sound card or similar source via line out, headphone out etc. Having said that though, there's a 3.5MM socket at the back of the sub-woofer, I'm not exactly sure what that's for yet, whether its another line-in or what. On 25/11/2011, at 11:56 AM, Matthew and Edgar wrote: Hello all. Dane I saved the email you sent in about these speakers. I did have a question I was unclear on. Amazon listed it as connecting as a USB. It also said it had a 3.5 jack though too. I ask this because I use a headset while broadcasting and wanted to know if these operate off the pc's sound card? I wanted to make sure so there wasn't any issues. I think I am going to buy these Amazon has it for like 150 something. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
RE: Question about the Altec Lansing Expressions Ultra
Amazon lists the speakers as Altec Lansing MX6021 2.1 Expressionist Ultra Speaker System (Black) by Altec Lansing. Is this pretty much the same thing? I ask because I did a search for what you put and it didn't find any but offered this as an option. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 7:06 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Question about the Altec Lansing Expressions Ultra Hope your neighbours enjoy them too! smile. On 25/11/2011, at 12:04 PM, Matthew and Edgar wrote: Wow thanks for getting back to me so quick. These speakers look so awesome. Looks like I am going to use some of my Amazon gift card tonight. Thanks so much for posting info on these speakers it is exactly what I was looking for. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 7:00 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Question about the Altec Lansing Expressions Ultra No, they don't connect to a USB port, they connect to a sound card or similar source via line out, headphone out etc. Having said that though, there's a 3.5MM socket at the back of the sub-woofer, I'm not exactly sure what that's for yet, whether its another line-in or what. On 25/11/2011, at 11:56 AM, Matthew and Edgar wrote: Hello all. Dane I saved the email you sent in about these speakers. I did have a question I was unclear on. Amazon listed it as connecting as a USB. It also said it had a 3.5 jack though too. I ask this because I use a headset while broadcasting and wanted to know if these operate off the pc's sound card? I wanted to make sure so there wasn't any issues. I think I am going to buy these Amazon has it for like 150 something. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Question about the Altec Lansing Expressions Ultra
Yep, the very same. On 25/11/2011, at 12:34 PM, Matthew and Edgar wrote: Amazon lists the speakers as Altec Lansing MX6021 2.1 Expressionist Ultra Speaker System (Black) by Altec Lansing. Is this pretty much the same thing? I ask because I did a search for what you put and it didn't find any but offered this as an option. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 7:06 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Question about the Altec Lansing Expressions Ultra Hope your neighbours enjoy them too! smile. On 25/11/2011, at 12:04 PM, Matthew and Edgar wrote: Wow thanks for getting back to me so quick. These speakers look so awesome. Looks like I am going to use some of my Amazon gift card tonight. Thanks so much for posting info on these speakers it is exactly what I was looking for. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 7:00 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Question about the Altec Lansing Expressions Ultra No, they don't connect to a USB port, they connect to a sound card or similar source via line out, headphone out etc. Having said that though, there's a 3.5MM socket at the back of the sub-woofer, I'm not exactly sure what that's for yet, whether its another line-in or what. On 25/11/2011, at 11:56 AM, Matthew and Edgar wrote: Hello all. Dane I saved the email you sent in about these speakers. I did have a question I was unclear on. Amazon listed it as connecting as a USB. It also said it had a 3.5 jack though too. I ask this because I use a headset while broadcasting and wanted to know if these operate off the pc's sound card? I wanted to make sure so there wasn't any issues. I think I am going to buy these Amazon has it for like 150 something. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
RE: Question about the Altec Lansing Expressions Ultra
Ok last email on this I swear. Thank you so much again. You have been a great help. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 7:56 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Question about the Altec Lansing Expressions Ultra Yep, the very same. On 25/11/2011, at 12:34 PM, Matthew and Edgar wrote: Amazon lists the speakers as Altec Lansing MX6021 2.1 Expressionist Ultra Speaker System (Black) by Altec Lansing. Is this pretty much the same thing? I ask because I did a search for what you put and it didn't find any but offered this as an option. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 7:06 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Question about the Altec Lansing Expressions Ultra Hope your neighbours enjoy them too! smile. On 25/11/2011, at 12:04 PM, Matthew and Edgar wrote: Wow thanks for getting back to me so quick. These speakers look so awesome. Looks like I am going to use some of my Amazon gift card tonight. Thanks so much for posting info on these speakers it is exactly what I was looking for. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 7:00 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Question about the Altec Lansing Expressions Ultra No, they don't connect to a USB port, they connect to a sound card or similar source via line out, headphone out etc. Having said that though, there's a 3.5MM socket at the back of the sub-woofer, I'm not exactly sure what that's for yet, whether its another line-in or what. On 25/11/2011, at 11:56 AM, Matthew and Edgar wrote: Hello all. Dane I saved the email you sent in about these speakers. I did have a question I was unclear on. Amazon listed it as connecting as a USB. It also said it had a 3.5 jack though too. I ask this because I use a headset while broadcasting and wanted to know if these operate off the pc's sound card? I wanted to make sure so there wasn't any issues. I think I am going to buy these Amazon has it for like 150 something. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
RE: Volume; Need some help here with Audacity thanks!
What is the grace cassette-to-pc device? John Riehl -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of tick...@juno.com Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 1:23 AM To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Volume; Need some help here with Audacity thanks! Hello All, need some help here with Audacity? Would appreciate any help you can lend. Ok, I am blind and now recording cassettes to my PC using Audacity. I bought the Grace cassette to PC device and now learning how to use it. My major problem for now is that after copying a file over and saving it as an MP3 file, it plays back very quiet barely enough to hear it. How do I set Audacity to give me the same sound on each recording? Is there a certain setting or what? I do not know what half of these words or settings even mean. Is there a simple way of increasing the sound while or before recording? I have many of my own stories recorded on tape and read by my wife and they are ok on the tape but very low on the playback in my media player. I use the JAWS speech program to get around and it does ok for my basic use. Is there a button or a menu that I can go to in order to increase the volume before recording or while recording or just before saving the file? Any help out there? Thanks (MMM) TickPub Thanks You, All The Best And More, Have A Great Week, Regards And Respect From Michael! 57 Year Old Mom Looks 27 Mom Reveals $3 Wrinkle Trick Angering Doctors... http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4ecde3389c3fbba5acm02duc To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6654 (2023) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: More Computer Speakers
OK, Where would you think I could get them? - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 3:28 PM Subject: Re: More Computer Speakers I'm not sure about American pricing but I know I paid $200.00 Australian for my system so - given what the system can do - I don't think they're expensive at all! On 25/11/2011, at 6:59 AM, kim kelly wrote: How much, and where can the speakers be purchased? Are they real expensive? That sounds so good. I would love to replace these flimsy ones I have. - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 2:55 AM Subject: More Computer Speakers Hi folks! About a fortnight ago I wrote to the list discussing the new Altec Lansing Expressions Plus speaker system I'd bought then, I'm extremely happy with it. I had thought when I bought this system that the Expressions Plus was the top of the line 2.1 speaker system model Altec Lansing manufactured but I was wrong. Yep, I could have taken the speakers back from where I bought them but as my one of my other sets was wearing out anyway it made sense for me to replace that with the expressions Plus and buy the new Altec Lansing Expressions Ultra system for my main computer system in the back room. The Expressions Ultra is the top of the line 2.1 speaker system Altec Lansing make at the moment and boy! what a monster we're talking about here. The system consists of 4 components, 2 2-way speakers that can sit on a desk, a small control panel that sits on the desk beside you and a monster sub-woofer that looks more like a PC tower case, you can sit this in a shelf, on the floor etc. 5 separate digital amplifiers drive this system with 200 wats total power, most of which is used by the sub-woofer to shake the floor or whatever. If considering this system then you'll need to devote a little time to the unpacking, Altec Lansing in my view ought to win an ward for environmental vandals, I've never seen so much plastic tape, bag, foam and other rubbish in a box. Once everything was unpacked and accounted for it was time to wire and then power up. Wiring up is simple enough, each of the speakers and control panel plug into sockets via cables on the sub-woofer, it appears that all the plugs are different so their's no chance of plugging the wrong speaker into the wrong socket, plugging the control panel into one of the speaker sockets etc. So upon turning the system on I heard sweet sweet sound so time to control the system with the control panel to hear just what the system offered my ears. The panel has 3 buttons and a rotary know, when this is turned as a volume knob it increases or decreases the volume and here's where things become interesting. If you turn the knob slightly then volume increases or decreases gradually, turn the knob a little more then the rate of volume adjustment increases so be prepared for a few shocks. 1 button on the panel changes the knob for volume adjustment to bass adjustment, another changes from volume to treble adjustment and the small button in the middle of the panel turns the system on and off - there's a main power switch on the back of the sub-woofer which turns everything off. There are 2 sockets on the side of the panel, one for line in and the other for headphones which I've found terribly convenient. I have the 2 speaker units on my desktop shelf and their they stand proudly, Altec Lansing have done a good job with the design of these units, many speakers I've seen are extremely flimsy and can easily be knocked over but not these, they stand on an angle held by 2 rubber feet at the front and the protrusion at the rear. No doubt about it, these are the absolute best I've heard in the class of a 2.1 channel system and I wonder what a better 2.1 channel system could give the ears that this one couldn't. As far as I've been able to determine most of the spectrum is easily heard, crisp highs, very nice mid range and earth shattering low. I did wonder why 200 watts for a speaker package which you're pretty much sitting right in front of? Well I don't wonder any more, when I'm playing games with things exploding all around me I just sit and enjoy the noise or when listening to my favourite music I sit and listen for as long as I can, these speakers give total enjoyment to my ears. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
RE: More Computer Speakers
Amazon has them. I emailed the list about them earlier grin. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of kim kelly Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 8:44 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: More Computer Speakers OK, Where would you think I could get them? - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 3:28 PM Subject: Re: More Computer Speakers I'm not sure about American pricing but I know I paid $200.00 Australian for my system so - given what the system can do - I don't think they're expensive at all! On 25/11/2011, at 6:59 AM, kim kelly wrote: How much, and where can the speakers be purchased? Are they real expensive? That sounds so good. I would love to replace these flimsy ones I have. - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 2:55 AM Subject: More Computer Speakers Hi folks! About a fortnight ago I wrote to the list discussing the new Altec Lansing Expressions Plus speaker system I'd bought then, I'm extremely happy with it. I had thought when I bought this system that the Expressions Plus was the top of the line 2.1 speaker system model Altec Lansing manufactured but I was wrong. Yep, I could have taken the speakers back from where I bought them but as my one of my other sets was wearing out anyway it made sense for me to replace that with the expressions Plus and buy the new Altec Lansing Expressions Ultra system for my main computer system in the back room. The Expressions Ultra is the top of the line 2.1 speaker system Altec Lansing make at the moment and boy! what a monster we're talking about here. The system consists of 4 components, 2 2-way speakers that can sit on a desk, a small control panel that sits on the desk beside you and a monster sub-woofer that looks more like a PC tower case, you can sit this in a shelf, on the floor etc. 5 separate digital amplifiers drive this system with 200 wats total power, most of which is used by the sub-woofer to shake the floor or whatever. If considering this system then you'll need to devote a little time to the unpacking, Altec Lansing in my view ought to win an ward for environmental vandals, I've never seen so much plastic tape, bag, foam and other rubbish in a box. Once everything was unpacked and accounted for it was time to wire and then power up. Wiring up is simple enough, each of the speakers and control panel plug into sockets via cables on the sub-woofer, it appears that all the plugs are different so their's no chance of plugging the wrong speaker into the wrong socket, plugging the control panel into one of the speaker sockets etc. So upon turning the system on I heard sweet sweet sound so time to control the system with the control panel to hear just what the system offered my ears. The panel has 3 buttons and a rotary know, when this is turned as a volume knob it increases or decreases the volume and here's where things become interesting. If you turn the knob slightly then volume increases or decreases gradually, turn the knob a little more then the rate of volume adjustment increases so be prepared for a few shocks. 1 button on the panel changes the knob for volume adjustment to bass adjustment, another changes from volume to treble adjustment and the small button in the middle of the panel turns the system on and off - there's a main power switch on the back of the sub-woofer which turns everything off. There are 2 sockets on the side of the panel, one for line in and the other for headphones which I've found terribly convenient. I have the 2 speaker units on my desktop shelf and their they stand proudly, Altec Lansing have done a good job with the design of these units, many speakers I've seen are extremely flimsy and can easily be knocked over but not these, they stand on an angle held by 2 rubber feet at the front and the protrusion at the rear. No doubt about it, these are the absolute best I've heard in the class of a 2.1 channel system and I wonder what a better 2.1 channel system could give the ears that this one couldn't. As far as I've been able to determine most of the spectrum is easily heard, crisp highs, very nice mid range and earth shattering low. I did wonder why 200 watts for a speaker package which you're pretty much sitting right in front of? Well I don't wonder any more, when I'm playing games with things exploding all around me I just sit and enjoy the noise or when listening to my favourite music I sit and listen for as long as I can, these speakers give total enjoyment to my ears. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to:
